{"product_id":"it-starts-with-a-seed-hardcover","title":"It Starts with a Seed - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eLaura Knowles\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eJennie Webber\u003c\/b\u003e (Illustrator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWith lyrical text, enchanting illustrations, and a beautiful fold-out scene to complete the story, this award-winning picture book takes you on a journey through the seasons and years as you follow a seed's transformation from a seedling to a sapling, then a young tree, until it becomes a large tree with its branches and roots filling the page. \u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e As the tree grows, it is joined by well-loved woodland creatures--squirrels and rabbits, butterflies and owls--who make it their home. A \u003cb\u003erhyming poem\u003c\/b\u003e builds page on page, echoing the rings of a growing tree. The story culminates with a \u003cb\u003efoldout page showing a mature tree\u003c\/b\u003e shedding seeds to continue the beautiful cycle of life. At the back, find the full poem and facts about the specific tree, a sycamore. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Beautiful and evocative, \u003ci\u003eIt Starts With a Seed\u003c\/i\u003e is a factual story that will touch children with its simple, enchanting message of life and growth. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eA 2018 Outstanding Science Trade Book for Students: K-12 (National Science Teachers Association and the Children's Book Council)\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLaura Knowles\u003c\/b\u003e has a background in children's publishing and is the author of \u003ci\u003eWe Travel So Far\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eOnce Upon a Jungle\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Coral Kingdom\u003c\/i\u003e, and\u003ci\u003e It Starts with a Seed\u003c\/i\u003e, winner of the 2017 Margaret Mallett Award for Children's Non-fiction and shortlisted for the UKLA Book Award 2018. Her love of natural history, words, and art have drawn her to work on books about animals and nature.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJennie Webber\u003c\/b\u003e is a London-based visual artist and printmaker. Her etchings and drawings celebrate the diversity and complexity of nature, reflecting her incurable curiosity for the world. Themes of conservation underpin all her work; the idea being that if people are amazed by the natural world, then they will be less likely to destroy it.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 32\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.4 x 11.6 x 8.3 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 05, 2017\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51770016170272,"sku":"9781910277263","price":22.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/06e1ca9e3ca534afaa28fc7456b8ee9f.webp?v=1780362555","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/it-starts-with-a-seed-hardcover","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}